diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index e23f94a5549b..57f80823330e 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ static int tls_push_record(struct sock *sk, int flags,
 
 static int bpf_exec_tx_verdict(struct sk_msg *msg, struct sock *sk,
 			       bool full_record, u8 record_type,
-			       size_t *copied, int flags)
+			       ssize_t *copied, int flags)
 {
 	struct tls_context *tls_ctx = tls_get_ctx(sk);
 	struct tls_sw_context_tx *ctx = tls_sw_ctx_tx(tls_ctx);
@@ -916,7 +916,8 @@ int tls_sw_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 	unsigned char record_type = TLS_RECORD_TYPE_DATA;
 	bool is_kvec = iov_iter_is_kvec(&msg->msg_iter);
 	bool eor = !(msg->msg_flags & MSG_MORE);
-	size_t try_to_copy, copied = 0;
+	size_t try_to_copy;
+	ssize_t copied = 0;
 	struct sk_msg *msg_pl, *msg_en;
 	struct tls_rec *rec;
 	int required_size;
@@ -1118,7 +1119,7 @@ send_end:
 
 	release_sock(sk);
 	mutex_unlock(&tls_ctx->tx_lock);
-	return copied ? copied : ret;
+	return copied > 0 ? copied : ret;
 }
 
 static int tls_sw_do_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page,
@@ -1132,7 +1133,7 @@ static int tls_sw_do_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page,
 	struct sk_msg *msg_pl;
 	struct tls_rec *rec;
 	int num_async = 0;
-	size_t copied = 0;
+	ssize_t copied = 0;
 	bool full_record;
 	int record_room;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1234,7 +1235,7 @@ wait_for_memory:
 	}
 sendpage_end:
 	ret = sk_stream_error(sk, flags, ret);
-	return copied ? copied : ret;
+	return copied > 0 ? copied : ret;
 }
 
 int tls_sw_sendpage_locked(struct sock *sk, struct page *page,